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100	1		_aSwieten, Gerard, Freiherr van, _d1700-1772
245	1	0	_aVampyrismus
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2010
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2010-01-07
508			_aProduced by Michael Roe, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520			_a"Vampyrismus" by Freiherr van Gerard Swieten is a scientific publication written in the mid-18th century. This work examines the folklore surrounding vampires, particularly the belief that certain deceased individuals can rise from their graves to torment the living. The book seeks to address various misconceptions and superstitious beliefs about vampirism, analyzing it from a rational perspective. In "Vampyrismus," van Gerard Swieten discusses the nature of vampires and the origins of the widespread fears surrounding them. He meticulously examines cases of alleged vampirism, often attributed to ignorance and superstition prevalent in certain regions like Hungary, Moravia, and Poland. The author scrutinizes the physical state of deceased bodies, addressing claims about their condition and the supposed powers of these "vampires" to harm the living. Throughout the text, Swieten advocates for a scientific understanding of such phenomena, arguing against the validity of these superstitions and demonstrating that fear and hysteria often lead to irrational actions against the deceased. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aVampires
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30886
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